St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-29
He Wings Two Noted Birds,
G. P. and P. P, Of the Pre-
varicator Breed.
And Finds Alexander Hughes
In His Bag on Arriving
at Home.
The Governor" Still Dodging
--Looker-In's Indentity--
A Red-Hot Lunch.


WATERTowN, Oct. 27.-The Pioneer
Press and the editor of its Dakota edition
are showing spirit of vindictiveness
and malicious misrepresentation which
disgrace journalism and manly princi-
pie. They do not hesitate to utter any
sort of a falsehoOd that will tend to
further their purposes, and their dis
reputable tactics are arousing wide
spread feeling of indignation and dis
gust. One sample of their vindictive
spirit is shown by the printing of the
articles and cartoons relating to the re-
cent visit of President Cleveland-more
especially the effort to make it appear
that Gov. Church and his cabinet were
snubbed at the presidential reception
held at st. Paul. And along with this
goes a ''rumor" that it is settled that
Gov. Church will be removed from his
office at an early day. What is the
object of this miserable style of war
fare? Why do they take such an inter
est and devote so much space to the
doings of the Democratic party? l
think l have shown the motive be-
fore, which is the wish, in some
way, to stir up diSsensiOns
ago it was an effort to show that Hon.
NJ. II. Day was not in harmony with the
rest of his party. Now they make the
effort to show that Gov. Church is not
popular with the president, and that
some of his enemies are the presidents
own pets. What is the sense of such
talk? l will tell you. 1t is the product
of the wisdom of Editor Pierce'S brain.
He has absorbed the idea that any sort
of stories he tells will be believed by the
Democrats, and that, when he has told
enough of them. the Democratic party
will be so broken up that there will be
nothing left of it to oppose his royal
highness, his eXcellency, the Northern
Pacific railroads attorney and the
Pioneer Press Dakota editOr-Gilbert
A. Pierce. This is the reason-the why
and wherefOre-that the combination
has taken-in plain language-to telling
lies.
THE DILEMMA OF ALEX HUGHES.
The YanktOn Press and DakOtian has
just got onto the fact that it was Maj.
Edwards who fathered the public exam
iner's bill; agreed to get it through the
Legislature; did so; expected to get his
reward, but didn't. Ali the same the
Yankton paper lays to him the cause
of all their troubles, and all the ills that
have befallen them under that, at least
to them, odious law. The major is
catching it on all sides. When Auditor
Ward was interviewed by the GLOBE
reporter, and handed in his little testi-
mOny as to the success of his order to
assessors to assess railroad property not
used for railroad purposes, some of
those papers, who are Influenced by the
Northern Pacific road to do about as
that road wants them to DO, interviewed
certain of that roads officials as to the
success of Auditor Wards order. Hon.
Alexander Hughes, of Bismarck, late
senator from that district, was among
those interviewed. He expressed it as
his opinion that the railroads would re-
SiSt the payment Of their taxes under
Auditor Wards order. Now, Maj. Ed
wards takes occasion to use this inter-
view to great adyantage,as he supposes,
and, i'll his usually elegant and chaste
language, says Of it:
It's quite an easy thing for the dimunitive
territorial auditor to evolve taxation ideas to
the vocalic Argu. SLeader and palm Off on the
South Dakota people his assumptions-for
torney General Templeton lay down law to
the governOr-gathered in-like drippings
from the sanctuary-by Auditor Ward-but
when his ineonsiderable mouthings come to
attorney general-they evidence how little
the diminutive auditor has absorbed-and
how much httler--the paper that quotes him,
comprehends of the subject matter-as-
sumed to be discussed. While the average
citizen of North Dakota understands the law
and the facts as an everyday matter, Mr..
Ward has not yet associated with ideas long
enough to have absorbed any.
When some of the inside facts are
told, though, it will show how hollow is
all this moekery of the major'S-quite as
hollow as that uttered by his eminent
colleague i'll the railroad business
"Gov." (or Editor Pierce. 1t appears
paid attorney of the Northern Pacific
railroad. Then, why shouldn't he ex-
press an opinion favorable to that roads
interests? But this has not always been
the case. A few years ago Gen. Hughes
was not in that roads employ, and then
he held quite different views on this
subject of the taxation of railroad prop
erty. At that time he prepared a brief
of fifty pages that Sustains Auditor
Wards order in every point. In fact,
before Auditor Ward made his order, he
had this brief of Gen. Hughes, and used
it, and it Influenced him in coming to
the conclusion he did in the matter.
Now Gen. Hughes looks at the matter
through different glasses. He has
changed his mind most radically, and
naturally there is reason why his
opinion should coincide with the inter-
ests of the road he serves. 1t does make
a difference on which side ones bread
is buttered.
PIERCE CONTINUES TO DODGE
1t is noticeable fact that Gov. Pierce
does not care to discuss that very i'm
nnrtant question that / have mt To hin,